Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Titled Tue 28th Jun Early · 2022 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 28th Jun Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2022.06.28
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3N4/5k2/4b1n1/1p4p1/1P1BBbP1/P6P/5K2 b - - 14 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.b3 g6
  3. 3.d4 Bg7
  4. 4.Bb2 b6
  5. 5.e3 Bb7
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O e6
  8. 8.c4 d5
  9. 9.Nc3 Nbd7
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Qc2 c5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.Rad1 Rc8
  14. 14.e4 cxd4
  15. 15.Qb1 Bb7
  16. 16.Nxd4 a6
  17. 17.Qa1 e5
  18. 18.Nf3 Qe7
  19. 19.Nd2 Nc5
  20. 20.f3 b5
  21. 21.Ba3 Qg5
  22. 22.Kh1 Rfd8
  23. 23.Nb1 Ne6
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Bc1 Qh4
  26. 26.Be3 Nf4
  27. 27.Qb2 Qg5
  28. 28.Bd1 Qe7
  29. 29.Nc3 b4
  30. 30.Na4 Bc6
  31. 31.Nb6 Bb5
  32. 32.Rg1 Qd6
  33. 33.Qc2 h5
  34. 34.Nc4 Qe6
  35. 35.g3 Nh3
  36. 36.Rf1 g5
  37. 37.Be2 g4
  38. 38.Kg2 Qg6
  39. 39.fxg4 hxg4
  40. 40.Rf5 Rc8
  41. 41.Qd3 Bc6
  42. 42.Kf1 Bb5
  43. 43.Qd5 Bc6
  44. 44.Nxe5 Bxd5
  45. 45.Nxg6 Bxe4
  46. 46.Ne7+ Kf8
  47. 47.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  48. 48.Nxc8 Bf3
  49. 49.Bxa6 Ke6
  50. 50.Nb6 Bc3
  51. 51.Bd3 Kf6
  52. 52.Bc4 Ke5
  53. 53.Bd3 Kf6
  54. 54.Na4 Be5
  55. 55.Nc5 Ng5
  56. 56.Nd7+

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